Of steel. those are fabricated into coils and pipes and sold to companies that turn finished steel into framing, solar panels, and more. talking about saving american jobs, right? we are american jobs. marcella rodriguez says one problem is transportation. importing slabs for mexico and brazil by ship costs about $20 a ton. moving it by rail from the midwest, more than $100. the trade costs to bring for most countries to california costs one fourth or one fifth of the freight cost from the east coast to the west coast. but the real problems with the american steel industry, rodriguez says, as china, dumping coils with finished steel like this for $200 a ton, when the u.s. market price is 400. we just want fairness, because we have not been treated fairly by other countries. rodriguez wants the president to exclude slabs from the tariff, otherwise he says costs will rise, clients buy less,
Thing. and that s what s gonna hurt us as a company if this goes through. if they impose tariffs on the slab, it will harm our business very bad. reporter: california steel is the largest producer west of the rockies. california imports its raw material in slabs, converting it into coils and pipes then selling it to companies that turn finish school into framing, solar panels and more. talking about saving american jobs, right? we are american jobs. reporter: he said one problem is transportation. importing slabs from mexico or brazil by ship cost $20 a ton. moving it by rail from the midwest more than $100. trade costs to bring from those countries to california cost 1/4 or 1/5 of the freight cost from the east coast to the west coast. reporter: rodriguez wants trump to ex-clue slab from the
Made during the 2001-2002 model years could now pose a fire hazard due to a leaky brake fluid cap. on top of that, more than 200,000 ford freestar and mercury monterey vans made in 04 and 05 have an engine part problem that could cause a loss of power. ford will contact the owners and also make free repairs. well, the republican presidential candidates are hammering president obama on jobs at every turn. so yesterday it was mr. obama s turn to go on the offensive with the help of business leaders who are saving american jobs by bringing them back from overseas. we get the details from abc s dan harris. reporter: it s the vacuum cleaner that terrifies and infuriates americans. jobs going overseas. that giant sucking sound. the giant sucking sound reporter: a phrase coined by presidential candidate ross perot in 1992. but while president obama urged ceos to engage in insourcing insourcing. insource jobs. insourcing jobs. there are workers ready to work